The BTEC Level 2 First Diploma in Business is a full-time one-year course. It has has been structured to provide learners with a flexible programme of study. By providing a broad, flexible and balanced programme of study through the core and mandatory units that develop knowledge, skills and understanding, learners will develop an insight in to business careers and their attributes. The qualification also provides opportunities for the development of transferable skills related to study and to vocational applications so providing a platform for success both within the business sector and elsewhere. The core units are designed to cover the subject matter that is considered by employers and educators within the sector to be essential for 14–19 year old learners. The units support the remainder of the learning needed for this qualification: • Unit 1: Enterprise in the Business World, focuses on what businesses do, the trends that affect them, how they operate and the factors that influence their success. • Unit 2: Finance for Business, considers the types of costs that businesses incur, the generation of revenue and how businesses make profits. • Unit 18: Small Business Planning, has a synoptic purpose requiring learners to bring together and apply their learning and to demonstrate their transferable skills. The mandatory units, assess additional knowledge, skills and understanding that are not covered within the core units but that are important in business. • Unit 3: Promoting a Brand, • Unit 9: Principles of Marketing • Unit 19: Introducing Project Management Assessment Methods Assessment is entirely coursework based – with students awarded a PASS, MERIT or DISTINCTION. Why Study? Possible progression opportunities include: Entry in to employment, taking up specialised level 3 qualifications in business or at level 3 in other vocational areas, beginning an apprenticeship.